Scottsboro Boys and Its change to history

Trainride and Accisations

Mar 25, 1931

Nine African American males were accused by Victoria Price and Ruby Bates of rape while onboard a train.

Death Sentence Delayed

Jun 22, 1931

After many organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the International Labor Defense (I.L.D.) breathing heavily down the Alabama court system's back, the Scottsboro Boys have their death sentence put back.

The Letter

Jan 5, 1932

Ruby Bates denies being raped in a letter written to her boyfriend.

Alabama will hear out the case

May 27, 1932

Alabama agrees to hear out the case in court.

Samuel as Lawyer

Jan 1, 1933

The I.L.D convinces Samuel Leibowitz to take the case

Haywoods 2nd Trial

Mar 27, 1933

Haywood Patterson goes on trial for a second time infront of Alabama Judge James Horton.

Suprise! Its Ruby

Apr 6, 1933

Ruby Bates appears as a suprise witness for the defence and claims she and Victoria had lied to save themselves.

Death

Apr 9, 1933

Haywood Patterson is sentenced to death on the electric chair

New Trial

Jun 22, 1933

Judge Horton decides to grant the appeal for a new trial.

Transfer

Oct 20, 1933

For the third trial, it takes place in Judge William Callahan's court rather than Judge James Horton.

Bye-Bye

Jun 12, 1934

James Horton is not re-elected for his position

Blacks left out

Jun 28, 1934

Leibowitz discovers that no black person had been selected for the jury.

Norris vs. Alabama

Apr 1, 1935

The supreme court finds the absence of blacks on the jury to go against the 14th amendment.

guilty

Jan 23, 1936

Haywood Patterson is found guilty and sentenced to 75 years.

Ozie

Jan 24, 1936

Ozie Powell pulls a knife and slashes a deputies throat and is then shot in the head.